Monthly Archives: August 2009

Kindness to the cruel

Posted on 08/23/2009 by Soccerdad

FBI Director Robert Mueller: “Over the years I have been a prosecutor, and recently as the director of the FBI, I have made it a practice not to comment on the actions of other prosecutors, since only the prosecutor handling … Continue reading →

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Palis smell blood in the water, circle

Posted on 08/23/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Not satisfied with declaring at the Fatah congress that they were going to wait for Obama to pressure Israel into full compliance with their demands (and that was on top of telling the Washington Post that they were going to … Continue reading →

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Zionists preparing to steal more organs

Posted on 08/23/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Uh-oh, world, watch out. Religious Jews, some of whom are generally reluctant to donate organs, have defined halacha (religious law) for organ donation. Now Jews will have a legal religious reason to steal organs from non-Jews. Palestinians, beware of waking … Continue reading →

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Saturday

Posted on 08/22/2009 by Meryl Yourish

One of these days, I’ll get back to posting Caturday posts. But not today. Working on the podcast. (Which I need to update, Sabba Hillel, I know, I know. I will.)

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Friday SNB

Posted on 08/21/2009 by Meryl Yourish

There’s only time for Snark News Briefs this morning. Soldiers won’t eat in front of Palestinians: That headline does not mean what you think it means. No, it’s not another damning report from another European-funded, Palestinian-staffed NGO about how IDF … Continue reading →

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Jan Helin, editor, victim—liar

Posted on 08/20/2009 by Meryl Yourish

The editor who approved the despicable story that claims the IDF has been stealing organs from dead Palestinians since the 1990s—based solely, of course, on Palestinian “witnesses” and no substantive evidence—has hit back hard against Israel and Jews’ reactions: Aftonbladet … Continue reading →

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When the moderate met the mass killer

Posted on 08/20/2009 by Soccerdad

A few months ago, a Washington Post editorial commented on the embrace of the Sudan’s leader Omar Hassan al-Bashir. In particular the editorial observed: “We must also take a decisive stance of solidarity alongside fraternal Sudan and President Omar al-Bashir,” … Continue reading →

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Sweden’s double standard on freedom of the press

Posted on 08/20/2009 by Meryl Yourish

There is a decided double standard in the Sweden Foreign Ministry when it comes to freedom of the press, particularly in response to running anti-Semitic tropes in a major Swedish daily. Representatives of the Swedish government are standing up for … Continue reading →

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What if they published a blood libel and nobody rioted?

Posted on 08/19/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Compare and contrast: A Swedish newspaper publishes a blood libel, accusing Israelis of taking (and selling) organs from Palestinians. Israelis are outraged. They file paperwork. Deputy Foreign Minister Daniel Ayalon filed a formal grievance with the Swedish government Wednesday following … Continue reading →

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Hopeful and defiant

Posted on 08/19/2009 by Soccerdad

Even as the Washington Post reports that President Obama, meeting with Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, is optimistic about peace in the Middle East, it runs a parallel story Netanyahu’s Defiance of U.S. Resonates at Home: For five months, Israeli Prime … Continue reading →

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Swedish newspaper channels der Sturmer

Posted on 08/19/2009 by Meryl Yourish

It’s 2009, but you wouldn’t know it from reading this Swedish newspaper article. It’s like a mixture of urban legend and anti-Semitic blood libel. It’s so awful, you just have to wonder: Are the editors of this newspaper out of … Continue reading →

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Palestinian refugee creates Obama Joker poster

Posted on 08/18/2009 by Meryl Yourish

A reader of Glenn Reynolds points out that the artist who created the Obama Joker poster is a Palestinian-American. I would note further that he is a Palestinian refugee, as defined by the United Nations. Under UNRWA’s operational definition, Palestine … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Snark News Briefs

Posted on 08/18/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Britain’s FM: Hey, terrorism can be useful sometimes! He was talking about South Africa, not the U.K., so it must be okay, right? (And of course, he probably doesn’t shed a tear for any Jews killed in terrorist attacks. What … Continue reading →

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Imposing Islam in Gaza

Posted on 08/18/2009 by Soccerdad

From the NYT last week: Hamas makes a point of saying it does not impose strict Islam on others but merely sets an example. There are, nonetheless, Palestinians in Gaza who are more moderate religiously and who oppose Hamas, complaining … Continue reading →

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Stuck on “moderate”

Posted on 08/17/2009 by Soccerdad

As members of Fatah leave their conference preparing to govern their people effectively, they offered what sounds like a tantalizing commitment. They reiterated their commitment to the “peace option.” We would like very much to take the delegates’ words at … Continue reading →

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Palestinian civilians killed in fighting in Gaza, world ignores it

Posted on 08/17/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Did you know there was a big battle in Rafah, near the Egyptian border? Did you also know that it took place in a mosque and a home? Did you further know that civilians were killed in the crossfire? Of … Continue reading →

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Human wrongs watch 2

Posted on 08/16/2009 by Soccerdad

Last week Human Rights Watch issued its third report on Israel’s war against Hamas. Dion Nissenbaum reported: One of the most incendiary charges to emerge from Israel’s three week military offensive in Gaza was that Israeli soldiers killed Palestinian women … Continue reading →

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Hooway for the Wii?

Posted on 08/15/2009 by Meryl Yourish

I have to say that the Wii Sports Resort with MotionPlus is, well, totally awesome. Jake’s over today helping me organize my books and put them into my new bookcases. After dinner, we tried out my new Wii game. Way … Continue reading →

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It takes a village league

Posted on 08/14/2009 by Soccerdad

In the early 80′s Menachem Begin appointed an academic, Menachem Milson to be the administrator of the disputed areas. Begin made the appointment after reading an article by Milson in Commentary arguing that Israel should deal with the indigenous populations … Continue reading →

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Echoes of a blue dress

Posted on 08/14/2009 by Soccerdad

As my co-blogger JudeoPundit and others have noted, Iran’s Press TV is accusing Binyamin Netanyahu of starting the Obama birth rumors. Read the excerpt at Don Surber’s: California attorney Orly Taitz, who filed the lawsuit challenging President Obama’s citizenship, was … Continue reading →

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